Flexible pocket receptacle



Aug. 20, 1935.

W. R. BUXTON FLEXIBLE POCKET RECEPTACLE Filed Nov. 20, 1931 JNVENTOR. WARNER R. BU-XTM BY 8 M A TTORNEYS.

, 66 with a central transverse line of fold 20, in align- Patented Aug. 20, 1935 2,011,844

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FLEXIBLE POCKET RECEPTACLE Warner R. Buxton, Longmeadow, Mass. Application November 20, 1931, Serial No. 576,310 Claims. (Cl. 150-38) This invention relates to improvements in ment with the line H. The construction, insofar flexible pocket receptacles, such as are used for as it has been thus far described, is like that of carrying bills, checks and the like and are commy prior patent with the exception that the parmonly known in the trade as bill folds. tition element 28 of the patent has been here 5 The invention is directed to and has for an obomitted.

ject an improvement in the bill fold construction The novelty in the illustrated construction disclosed in my priorU. S. Letters Patent No. consists in the manner of interlocking the ends 1,824,943, granted September 29, 1931. of the outer wall III with the walls I. For this The invention has for an object to provide an purpose, each wall It is slit along two closely improved arrangement of end flaps on the outer spaced parallel lines 2|, and the portion between 10 wall of the bill fold for interlocking with the these lines is pushed out forwardly, forming a inner walls thereof to close the ends of the bill vertical strap 22. Each end flap I2 is provided fold without the use of stitching or gluing. with a tongue 23 to enter beneath the strap 22 of These and other objects will best be understood the adjacent wall It and between such wall and as the detailed description proceeds and will be strap as will be clear from Fig. 2. Each tongue 15 pointed out in the appended claims. 23 may have at its ends laterally projecting ears The invention will be disclosed with reference 24 to engage the strap near its ends and make to the accompanying drawing, in which:- withdrawal of the tongue from beneath the strap Fig. l is a developed view of the blank from more difficult. These ears are not, however, es-

which the bill fold is formed; sential for all purposes and may be omitted as 20 Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of the bill shown in Fig. 4 in the case of the tongue 23'. fold shown in open position; I As desirable refinements but not essential ele Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken on the line ments of the invention, I provide the following 3-3 of Fig. 2; and details. Each tongue 23 is reenforced by a piece 25 Fig. 4 is a fragmentary front elevational view 25 of paper or thin cardboard adhesively con- 25 of the bill fold showing a slight modification. nected to the inner face thereof. Each wall I4 is In the drawing, I have shown a bill fold consimilarly treated, a reenforcement 26 being adstruction which is generally similar to that dishesively fastened to its inner face. 0n the outer closed in my prior patent, above identified, exface of each wall M, a small rectangular piece 30 cept for the fastening means used for holding 21 is fastened, as byadhesive. This piece 21 30 the folded parts in folded relation. In the form underlies the strap 22 and closes the slot left disclosed, the bill fold can be made from a single when the strap was pushed forwardly. These piece of suitable material, such as leather or the pieces 21 make it easier for the tongue to slide like. A single piece of material, cut out in the in place by covering up the edges of said slots,

form shown in Fig. 1 and suitably scored or on which edges the tongues might otherwise 35 creased and suitably slit where required, may by strike as they are pushed in place. successive folding operations be formed into the The blank of Fig. 1 is formed into the finished finished bill fold shown in Fig. 2 without the use bill fold of Fig. 2 in the following manner. The of any stitching whatsoever. central inner wall section I8 is folded upwardly The blank shown in Fig. 1 includes an outer or along lines I9 and over and upon the walls i6. 40 back wall ill of rectangular form, which has a These superposed parts l9 and 16 are then folded central transverse line of fold I l and, at each end upwardly along lines l5 over and upon the outer an end fiap l2 foldably connected thereto by a wall l0. Then the end flaps l2 are folded inline of fold i3. Extending from one side edge of wardly and their tongues 23 inserted beneath wall ill, in longitudinally spaced relation, are a straps 22, thus bringing the parts into the posi- 45 pair of flaps l4, disposed one on each side of the tions shown in Fig. 2. The bill fold is there line of fold II and each marked ofi from the shown in open position. It may be doubled over outer wall by a line of fold l5. Formed as conalong the substantially coincident lines of fold tinuations of these flaps M are inner wall end II and 20 into closed position.

sections i6, which are foldably connected one to The construction of the end fastening means, 50 each flap M by a line of fold H. A central incomprising flaps l2 and straps 22, is important ner wall section i8 interconnects the free edges and has advantages over the construction disof sections l6 and is foldable relatively thereto closed in my prior patent. First, the construcalong the lines of fold l9. Section 18 is provided tion is simpler and the operation of interengaging the tongues 23 and straps 22 is much more easily and quickly accomplished. A single thrust of the tongue endwise beneath the strap 22 is all that is required as against the patented construction which necessitated the tucking into two slots of two tabs each having two locking projections thereon. The tucking into place of these four projections is relatively slow and diflicult work as compared to that necessary with the present construction. Aside from the ease of assembly, just alluded to, the fastening means of this invention has the decided and important advantage of avoiding bulk at or near the side edges 30 of the bill fold. It is desirable to keep these edges thin and any parts, such as the tabs and locking projections of my prior patent, which enter the spaces 3| (Fig. 3), prevent the adjacent walls I4 and I6 from coming closely together at and near the edges 30. A distinct bulkiness occurs at these points with the patented construction and this undesirable efiect is entirely avoided by the improved construction herein disclosed.

The invention has been disclosed herein, in an embodiment at present preferred, for illustrative purposes but the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description.

What I claim is:

1. In a bill fold, a pair of walls of flexible material such as leather, a flap on one of said walls and a strap on the other between which strap and its wall a tongue portion of the flap is adapted to be passed for the purpose of interlocking the walls, both the strap and flap being of said flexible material, said strap being integral with its wall and formed by slitting such wall along two lines and pressing out the material therebetween leaving a slot in such wall located in underlying relation with the strap, and means for closing such slot and enabling the tongue to slide freely beneath the strap.

2. In a bill fold, a pair of walls of flexible material such as leather, a flap on one of said walls and a strap on the other between which strap and its wall a tongue portion of the flap is adapted to be passed for the purpose of interlocking the walls, both the strap and flap being of said flexible material, said strap being integral with its wall and formed by slitting such wall along two lines and pressing out the material therebetween leaving a slot in such wall located in underlying relation with the strap, means for closing such slot and enabling the tongue to slide freely beneath the strap, and a reenforcement on said tongue portion tending to resist buckling thereof and to hold the same in flat form.

3. In a bill fold, a pair of walls of flexible material such as leather, a flap on one of said walls and a strap on the other between which strap and its wall a tongue portion of the flap is adapted to be passed for the purpose of interlocking the walls, both the strap and flap being of said flexible material, said strap being integral with its wall and formed by slitting such wall along two lines and pressing out the material therebetween leaving a slot in such wall located in underlying relation with the strap, and a stiffening member attached to the second named wall for holding the same in flat form whereby to prevent the strap from buckling.

4. In a bill fold, a pair of walls of flexible material such as leather, a flap on one of said walls and a strap on the other of said walls fixed at opposite ends thereto, said flap having atongue portion adapted to be passed between said strap and the wall to which the strap is fixed a'nd having ears projecting laterally from the free end of the tongue portion one on each side thereof far enough to engage the strap near its fixed ends for the purpose of interlocking said walls, both said strap and flap being made of said flexible material, said strap being relatively long and narrow and the tongue portion of said flap being substantially as Wide as the strap is long, whereby both flap and strap can be easily buckled in their mid portions and flexed outwardly away from the wall to which said strap is attached, said tongue being rounded to cooperate with the strap as the tongue is pushed into or pulled out of position beneath the strap and by a cam-like action to force the flap to buckle in its mid portion and allow the ears to pass beneath the strap, and a resilient reenforcement on said tongue portion tending to resist buckling thereof and normally holding the tongue portion in flat form with its edges pressed against the ends of said strap.

5. In a bill fold, a pair of walls of flexible material such as leather, a flap on one of said walls and a strap on the other of said walls fixed at opposite ends thereto, said flap having a tongue portion adapted to be passed between said strap and the wall to which the strap is fixed, both said strap and flap being made of said flexible material, said strap being relatively long and narrow and the tongue portion of said flap being substantially as wide as the strap is long, whereby both flap and strap can be easily buckled in their mid portions and flexed outwardly away from the wall to which said strap is attached, and a resilient reenforcement on said tongue portion tending to resist buckling thereof and normally holding the tongue portion in flat form 5 with its edges pressed against the ends of said strap.

WARNER R. BUXTON. 

